Trade report · New York County, New York
New Construction Permits in New York County (Manhattan)
New Construction building permits issued by the NYC Department of Buildings, counted from the official record — totals, reported value, and the biggest new construction projects.
Source: New York City open data — DOB NOW: Build, approved permits (NYC Department of Buildings). Source last updated: October 17, 2026 · Our last pull: October 18, 2026 · Figures are as reported by the NYC Department of Buildings.
Coverage: this report covers building permits issued by the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB NOW) in Manhattan (New York County). The city's other boroughs publish as their own county reports: Kings County (Brooklyn), Queens County, Bronx County, and Richmond County (Staten Island). Two counting rules matter here. DOB's feed lists one row for every work type an issuance covers, so we count each issuance once. And the estimated cost DOB publishes belongs to the whole job filing and repeats on each of its issuances, so we count each filing's cost once, on its most recent issuance. DOB NOW excludes electrical, elevator, and limited-alteration permits — DOB publishes those in separate datasets — so no electrical figures appear in this report.
PermitsByCounty data, New York County (Manhattan), September 2026 · Source: NYC Department of Buildings
Questions, answered from the data
How many new construction permits were issued in Manhattan in September 2026?
41 new construction permits were issued in Manhattan in September 2026, with a reported project value of $26,618,544, as reported by the NYC Department of Buildings.
New Construction permits by month
| Month | Permits issued | Reported value |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 (to date) | 41 | $25,035,500 |
| September 2026 | 41 | $26,618,544 |
| August 2026 | 38 | $27,607,551 |
| July 2026 | 48 | $1,007,065 |
| June 2026 | 45 | $49,060,664 |
| May 2026 | 58 | $5,241,160 |
| April 2026 | 40 | $41,370,501 |
| March 2026 | 36 | $24,603,800 |
| February 2026 | 34 | $78,050,352 |
| January 2026 | 42 | $32,576,819 |
| December 2025 | 39 | $22,278,260 |
| November 2025 | 42 | $304,011 |
| October 2025 (from Oct 17) | 30 | $132,304,478 |
Biggest new construction projects — last 12 months
| Project (permit #) | Trade | Reported value | Issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1393 York Avenue #M00614697-I1-GC Accepted in HUB consultation 9/11/2020. Construct a new building accessory to Weill College of Medicine i… | New Construction | $118,000,000 | 2025-10-29 |
| 514 West 36 Street #M08018629-S4-ST STRUCTURAL WORK RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 50 STORY COMMERCIAL BUILDING AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. | New Construction | $57,000,000 | 2026-02-04 |
| 514 West 36 Street #M08018629-S5-MS MECHANICAL WORK RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 50 STORY COMMERCIAL BUILDING AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. | New Construction | $35,016,800 | 2026-06-12 |
| 1487 First Avenue #M00648391-I1-GC FILING FOR A NEW BUILDING MIXED USE RESIDENTIAL | New Construction | $30,000,000 | 2026-04-16 |
| 242 East 71 Street #M00665110-S2-SE Support of Exacation as per plans filed. In conjunction with New Building I1 filing | New Construction | $25,000,000 | 2026-01-28 |
| 242 East 71 Street #M00665110-S1-ST Structural work for the construction of new 23 story Mixed Use Building as per plans filed | New Construction | $25,000,000 | 2026-10-14 |
| 242 East 71 Street #M00665110-I1-GC NB filed to construct a new 23 story with cellar mixed use building of residential and commercial uses. | New Construction | $25,000,000 | 2026-08-21 |
| 242 East 71 Street #M00665110-S4-MS Installation of Mech System for 24 story new building as per plans filed | New Construction | $25,000,000 | 2026-09-24 |
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